linkage

Definitions of linkagen. - The act of linking; the state of being linked; also, a system of links.
2n. - Manner of linking or of being linked; -- said of the union of atoms or radicals in the molecule.
2n. - A system of straight lines or bars, fastened together by joints, and having certain of their points fixed in a plane. It is used to describe straight lines and curves in the plane.
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